And then there's Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. 我还想起了我的家乡伊利诺伊州芝加哥市的尚特尔·史蒂夫。

Even when bouncing from foster¹ home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, 她曾在芝加哥最困难的社区生活，寄养于多个不同的家庭，

she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start a program to keep young people out of gangs, 但她设法在一家地方医疗中心找到工作，并开始了一项帮助年轻人远离犯罪团伙的计划，

and she's on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college. 他即将以优异成绩从中学毕业，接着将上大学。

And Jazmin, Andoni, and Shantell aren't any different from any of you. 贾兹敏、安多尼和尚特尔与你们中间的任何一个人没什么两样。

They face challenges in their lives just like you do. 跟你们一样，他们在生活中面临种种挑战。

In some cases they've got it a lot worse off than many of you. But they refused to give up. 在某些情况下，他们的处境比起你们许多人更差。但他们拒绝放弃。

They chose to take responsibility for their lives, for their education, and set goals for themselves. 他们决定要为自己的一生、自己的教育负起责任，为自己设定各项奋斗目标。

And I expect all of you to do the same. 我希望你们都要这样做。

That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education—and do everything you can to meet them. 因此，我今天呼吁你们每一个人为自己的教育设定目标——并尽自己最大努力来实现这些目标。

Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, 你的目标可以是一件十分简单的事情，例如完成家庭作业、上课专心听讲，

or spending some time each day reading a book. 或每天花一点时间读一本书。

Maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community. 也许你会决定要参加课外活动活在你的社区提供志愿服务。

Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased² or bullied³ because of who they are or how they look, 也许你会决定挺身而出保护那些因为身份或长相而受人戏弄或欺负的孩子，

because you believe, like I do, that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn. 原因是你和我一样认为所有的年轻人都应该享有一个适合读书和学习的安全环境。

Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn. 也许你会决定更好地照料自己，以便有更充沛的精力来学习。

And along those lines, by the way, I hope all of you are washing your hands a lot, 顺便提一下，除了这些事情外，我希望大家要勤洗手，

and that you stay home from school when you don't feel well, 身体感到不舒服的时候要呆在家里不去上学，

so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter. 这样我们能防止人们在今年秋冬季节染上流感。